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…One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape...
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A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience...
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I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he...
Quote #16234
Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and...
Quote #4266
The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed...
Quote #17284
To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.
Quote #8426
The aim (of education) must be the training of independently acting and thinking individuals...
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Anyone can revolt. It is more difficult silently to obey our own inner promptings,...
Quote #4608
We can learn even from our enemies.
Quote #33646
The welfare of the people is the ultimate law.